tragar Negative Imperative Conjugation
tragar — to swallow
The negative imperative of tragar uses the 'gu' spelling: no tragues, no trague, no traguemos, no traguéis, no traguen.
tragar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to swallow something, like gum or a large piece of food.
Notes on tragar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for tragar require the 'gu' spelling to keep the 'g' sound hard before the 'e' endings.
Example Sentences
No te tragues el chicle.
Don't swallow the gum.
tú
No se traguen las semillas de la sandía.
Don't swallow the watermelon seeds.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no traga' for a command.
Correct: no tragues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trago
The present tense of tragar is regular in all forms: trago, tragas, traga, tragamos, tragáis, tragan.
Preterite
yo: tragué
The preterite of tragar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (tragué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: tragaba
The imperfect of tragar is fully regular: tragaba, tragabas, tragaba, tragábamos, tragabais, tragaban.
Future
yo: tragaré
The future of tragar is regular: tragaré, tragarás, tragará, tragaremos, tragaréis, tragarán.
Conditional
yo: tragaría
The conditional of tragar is regular: tragaría, tragarías, tragaría, tragaríamos, tragaríais, tragarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trague
The present subjunctive of tragar uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: trague, tragues, trague, traguemos, traguéis, traguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tragara
The imperfect subjunctive of tragar is regular based on the preterite stem: tragara, tragaras, tragara, tragáramos, tragarais, tragaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traga
The imperative of tragar gives commands: traga (tú), tragad (vosotros), trague (usted).